Family owned & operated since 1400

Pure spices from the Silk Road

Mirfayz Ubaydov’s spice shop and tea house in the old city of Bukhara. His family has been in the spice trade for more than 600 years.

Our family story Visit the tea house

Black-and-white photograph of old Bukhara: a tall brick minaret beside a tiled madrasah portal and domes

Cinnamon sticks, star anise, green cardamom pods and cloves laid out on weathered wood

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From our shop in Bukhara

Family business About the family business Spice master Mirfayz Ubaydov owns and operates the premier spice shop and the Silk Road Tea House restaurant in the old city of Bukhara. Read more
Ten chapters History of spices In the course of time the use of plants, and particularly spices, herbs and perfumes, came to be associated with the development of individual cultures. Read more
Open 7 days a week Silk Road Tea House The Silk Road Tea House is a family owned and operated restaurant by Mirfayz and his family. Hours and menu
Three blends Our special teas Mirfayz’s special blends of herbs and spices, containing cloves, ginger, oregano, saffron and more. See the teas
Nine spices Spices & blends Star anise, Mirfayz’s fourteen-spice curry, cardamom, saffron, cinnamon, cloves, oregano, ginger and nutmeg. Read more
Storage & decoctions Use of spices Spices don’t spoil or go bad, but they do lose strength. How to store them, and how to brew herbs into tea. Read more

600+ yearsThe Ubaydov family has been involved in the spice trade for more than 600 years.
Second CupolaThe spice shop is in the center of old Bukhara.
7 days a weekThe Silk Road Tea House is open every day, from 9:00 AM.